Race & Equity

Home At Last: How I Found My Queer Arab Community

I recently walked into a Chicago tea bar in the Andersonville neighborhood to watch a…

End The Myths: Fertility Care Inaccessible for Black Women

It is a myth that Black women don’t seek fertility care or treatment. However, there…

An unintended consequence of ending affirmative action: less faculty diversity

Aminah loves being an undergraduate student in the Ivy League and finds the curriculum incredibly…

Riverboat Resistance

Damien Ricketts, co-captain of the riverboat, Harriot II, probably thought he was as alone as…

Open Your Eyes: Bias is Real

With affirmative action struck down by the Supreme Court several weeks ago, focus has shifted…

All In? Why We Need To Shift From Racial Innocence Bias to Inclusion

As I sat in the airport terminal waiting for my recent flight home to Puerto…

We need affirmative action because Black Americans didn’t get the media boost AAPI people did

Not everybody gets into their dream school. I didn’t. My first-choice college rejected my application.…

The Model Minority Myth: Weapons Formed Against Us Are Prospering

On May 30th, Rick Chow, a South Carolina gas station owner, appeared in court for the…

Call for Social Sustainability: Reverse Impact of Oak Cliff Historic Disinvestment

When traveling the I-35 on the way to or from work, many Dallas residents may…

Racial Stress is Killing Women of Color

I went for my annual checkup and screening with my then OBGYN: “You don’t need…

Foreign

Chinese virus. Disaster, chaos, beware of the Chinese virus. News report: another Asian American fallen…

The Black Woman in America

The life of a Black Woman in America The most disrespected person So much weighs…

Why teaching Asian American representation matters to future generations

My daughter has an entirely different collection of children’s books than what I grew up…

The Intersection of Bigotry, Climate Crisis, and Neglect in the Jackson Water Crisis

Memorial Day is a day of reflection and reverence for those who have died in…

San Francisco Board Must Adopt Reparations Recommendations

The California Reparations Task Force recently voted on Saturday, May 6th to approve recommendations for…